I love this little guy taking a peek from his hidey hole haha
They seem to be doing quite well in this narrow strip of habitat largely bordered by agriculture.
Juvenile flipped under a rock
Watched it for almost half an hour. It was constantly looking out for crane flies and occasionally dove into the grass and plucked some out of the air. It also took a dirt bath
Large adult male under a large rock
Large adult male halfway out of its hole, sluggish due to relatively cool weather and easy to capture
Juvenile flipped under a rock
I watched this mud turtle (the one still in the water) scramble out of the pond at top speed, probably got spooked by the nearby slider or something
First one I’ve seen in Texas
very small, found in house